Do you have to have the center boards in or can it be a full 4 x 8 bed? I want to do asparagus but dividing a bed will impact spacing/root growth.
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I don't think I needed to add the center board, if I didn't wish to. I thought it would make 2 stronger beds, supported, if I did, so I did. If center support is not an issue then why not?
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I would recommend using the center boards unless you plan on putting your own supports on the exterior. Not using the center boards will affect the strength and stability of the garden bed. The boards are thin. I underestimated the amountdof dirt these could hold.
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There are not enough joiners (the blocks you slide the boards into) to do so. There are 6 total. If you can find more of these by either purchasing them or making them then yes, but the beds will be more shallow and you will not be able to plant certain vegetables.
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this raised bed is FANTASTIC! i've had it for 3 years, and it still looks wonderful. my asparagus is finally ready, and it did great in this bed. i'm not a green thumb by any means, so that's saying something. i would suggest that you make sure that the soil below the bed is rich as well. i live in NC, so it's mostly clay. if i ever put another bed in, i will make sure to dig an additional 6" or so below and add better, organic soil, since the roots of asparagus run deep. i should also say that i had other plants in this bed, along with the asparagus, and they all did well. good luck!
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We only purchased the full sized bed frame. However it seemed. Little big for a full sized mattress. We chanced it and place a queen mattress on it and actually fits well with little to no overhang. There is no leg on the center as you asked, but it's very sturdy and not sure if it needs one. We only use it for our 12 year old son, it's not like there is a lot of weight on it.
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The stand does have a center support board (like the front) along the back. If you reinforce with 2x4"s you could leave the center support out. It is most important to make sure all four corners are supported and level.
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As it is shipped it would be one bed. But you could set them up as two beds. These do come in a one bed version. I have several of them. You could seperate them but on one you would have to attach corner L brackets that would screw into the manufactured wood and then add a cedar or redwood plank to the end and attach the other side of the corner bracket to it. You might contact the the company and ask if you can purchase 2 corner brackets and one plank.
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It is 5 feet at the center. The floor 8x8 feet. We have 2 small children and all 4 of is were able to lay down and take a nap in it, and still had plenty of room for our 2 coolers and duffel bag. Depending on if you keep the 3rd wall in it and the direction of the sun. We had enough shade for all of us all day. We did keep the 3rd wall in. That gave us the most shade. We found that the sand bags were enough to hold it down. The spikes were not any help in the sand.
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This bed has 3 1x4" slats as a base and it has a center post to the floor. I put a box spring in mine for additional support.
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You don't need anything. The board is wide enough to fit right on the side rails. If you want extra support, since you only have side rails, add 3 or 4 wooden planks eventually spaced down first, then the board. That's what I had to do on one bed and it works great. Hope this answers your question and concern.
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that is good to know because i don't like full/queen headboards on a full size bed, they stick out too much which is why i'm selling my kid's current headboard and hoping to replace it with this one. i made a design mistake last time but hoping it won't happen again!
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No, they are designed for 2"x6" width boards...preferably cedar because it is durable and not toxic. The hinge pictured has an anchor spike, which indicates it is the bottom frame. If you desire depth to your bed, you can get 'stacking' versions that are designed to fit on top of the 'anchors', and you can stack multiple frames to make the bed as deep as you want. The round piece in the center is a cap, which the stacking versions fit snugly into. There are multiple reasons I think the company chose 2x6s...when the beds are full of garden soil, the soil will expand and contract, putting pressure on the boards. The 2x6 will resist warping or snapping and will also allow some ventilation of the raised bed. Also, they are way less expensive than an 8" or 10" board. I stacked one level on top of the anchored making a raised bed that was 12" deep, and once the sod was cleared, it was about 20" deep inside the bed. I put shredded bark around the outside base of the frame to keep the soil in, and it inhibits weeds and further enhances ventilation and drainage.
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My instinctive response is that you would lose some support by doing that, but keep in mind the bed I bought from them is 4' X 6'. There are some advantages to leaving a little bit of room between beds that size, in my opinion, as I like to be able to get in from all sides especially when there are bug issues. you never want to walk on raised beds.
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i have a full size bed and i had to position the center bar at a diagonal as in the picture.
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i cut down/modified the center support to use in twin configuration. i believe the design calls for the full size to use the support diagonally/queen size straight across as shown in the picture above. unfortunately since i tossed directions i am going from memory.
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I have 2 lined up also. Just make sure you don't hang too much weight from them, as 3 might encourage you to store more on top! And as the other comment indicated, hitting the center of the framing is critical. Have fun!
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My bed is full sized & it is a four poster bed. The full size fits that style of bed perfectly & that is all I know. I would post a pic of it on my full sized four poster for you to see that but there isn't an option to do so on here.
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I have never stacked them since 12" seems to be deep enough for me, I have 4' x 8' beds. Any deeper than 12" would mean an incredible amount of soil and since I make my own that would take an enormous amount of compost. I would suggest not stacking the 12" boards since you will always be fighting the split in the wood where the boards come together, I don't see how you could prevent leakage since board dimensions are imperfect and irregular, there would be gaps.